FIFA amended the Club World Cup in the same style as its homonym of teams and will have its first edition in 2025, between June and July. The world's largest teams will meet in the United States to crown a champion.
However, not all clubs have similar popularities. In fact, on this side of the world, we can point to Several institutions of which many fans will listen to their name for the first time in this contest.
Next, The Sporting News It brings you the list of the 9 less known teams who will play the Club World Cup and what you have to know about them.
The 9 less known teams of the Club World Cup
Al Ahly
Al Ahly It can be mentioned as the best known in the list by the lawball player. Is that the Egyptian team is nothing less than the Second most award -winning team worldwide With 27 titles, after Real Madrid with 33.
The Cairo -based team classified the Club World Cup for being the Champion of the African Champions League in three of the four editions they had To get a ticket: the trophy raised in 2021, 2023 and 2024. In 2022, it was runner -up. He has 12 champions leagues in his record, being the top winners, seven from the second. Crazy. In this World Cup, Share group A with Inter Miami, Palmeiras and Porto.
Auckland City
Auckland CityNew Zealand team that integrates group C with Bayern Munich, Benfica and Boca, is just 20 years old and is the only one whose Footballers are not professionals. That does not mean that they have managed to consecrate Tetracampeones of the Oceania Champions League. Without a doubt, the most successful club of its confederation. The Club World Cup has known how to play 10 times, being the 2014 edition in which they reached their best location as third parties.
Hope
As for the Speaker of Tunisiashare group D with Chelsea, Flamengo and Lafc. He classified for being the first best -champion team in the ranking of the African Confederation between 2021 and 2024. His record has 34 local leagues, 15 glasses and four leagues of champions, which makes him The most successful club in the country and one of the most important in Africa.
Urba Red Diamonds
He Urba Red Diamonds He obtained the Asian Champions in 2022 for the third time in its history and won a ticket with it to integrate the E group next to Inter, Monterrey y River Plate. It is one of Japan's most important clubs and played the Club World Cup three times, getting its best performance: third parties. In this edition, they dream of giving the big blow.
Ulsan HD
Ulsan HD It is perhaps of the institutions with less renown on this side of the planet. Participates in the First Division of South Korea and He classified the World Cup for being the best -champion team located in the Ranking of the Asian Confederation. He was founded just in 1983 and won two Asian Champions, which allowed him to play the Club World Cup twice. However, there were two participations for oblivion, since culminated sixth in both without winning a match. Borussia Dortmund, Fluminense and Mamelodi Sundowns, his teammates from Group F.
Mamelodi Sundowns
The last of the members of Group F is not so popular for Estor Lares either. Mamelodi Sundowns is from South Africa and classified as the second best -champion located in the CAF ranking. He is one of the only two South African teams to have won the African Champions: he got it in 2016, which allowed him to play the Club World Cup that year. They finished sixth. They are the top winners of the South African league With 15 titles, having also consecrated in this season.
Wydad Casablanca
Wydad Casablanca It will be one of the little known that will have it more difficult, since it fell in group G with Manchester City, Juventus and Ain, which we will deal with later. In 2022, the Moroccan team won the African Champions League for the third time in its history. He is the top winner of the Moroccan League with 22 titles. Without a doubt, the largest team in your country.
Al Ain
Al Ainof United Arab Emirates, comes from Win the Asian Champions in 2024. In 2018, he played the Club World Cup for having been champion of the Gulf Arab League and, after winning River Plate in Semifinals, There was the luxury of facing Real Madrid in the final. It was 4-1 defeat, but with unforgettable performance.
Al Hilal
The last of this list is Al Hilal, known for having had Neymar between 2023 and 2025 among its ranks. The Saudi team won the Asian Champions in 2021, which allowed him to integrate the group H nothing less than with Real Madrid, Pachuca and Salzburg. At the international level, it is the only Asian club that has obtained all the official tournaments recognized by the AFC: Champions League, AFC Recopa and AFC Super Cup. They also turned out Sub-champions of the Club World Cup in 2022, falling 5-3 against Madrid in the final after eliminating the powerful Brazilian flamengo in semis.
